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Cross Country Skiing
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Jenkins Mountain Scramble
Canoe Adventures
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Butterfly House
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Late Night for the Planet

Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY

Late Night for the Planet (LN4TP) is a talk/game show created by SUNY Plattsburgh students for the communities of the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain Basin. LN4TP blends thoughtful interviews, humor, …

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Leave No Trace Trainer

Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY

Paul Smith's College VIC in collaboration with the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) will be offering a two-day training in April 2023 to learn Leave No Trace skills and ethics as …

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$135

Adirondack’s Resilient Species – A Nature Walk with Rich Hanlon

Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY

Do you think you have what it takes to survive in the Adirondack Mountains? High elevation, frigid winters, a short growing season, and thin nutrient-poor soil make this one of …

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$15

SAMfest 2023

Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY

The free, Science, Art and Music Festival SAMfest returns to the Paul Smith's VIC on Saturday, April 15!  This year's theme:  The Waters Above. The Waters Below.  Please join us …

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FREE

Learn 6 Boreal Mosses

Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY

Mosses in the Boreal Forest have an outsize influence on its ecology. This field class will introduce participants to the morphology and ecology of the most prominent moss species along …

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$7.50 – $15.00

Events and Programs

8023 State Route 30 Paul Smiths, NY 12970

518-327-6241

vic@paulsmiths.edu

Open weekends: 9:00 - 5:00

Open 7 days/week 9am-5pm